Brazil vs Indonesia: Greenhouse gas emissions
Brazil
2.80 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Indonesia
1.90 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
Indonesia rank
6th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2.80 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Indonesia, a difference of 901.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Indonesia ahead.
Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 11 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 49.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 203.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 153.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 55.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 243.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 188.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 69.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 161.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 111.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 213.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 134.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 117.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 202.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 327.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1920s | 439.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 278.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1930s | 325.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 330.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 512.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 370.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1950s | 916.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 453.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 462.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1960s | 1.32 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 581.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 743.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1970s | 1.56 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 705.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 858.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1980s | 1.97 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 816.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 1990s | 2.53 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 2000s | 2.94 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.50 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.77 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.83 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 939.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Brazil, at 2.80 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 901.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Brazil ranks 4th and Indonesia ranks 6th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.